ATTITUDES TOWARDS ROUTINE HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS (HIV) SCREENING AND FERTILITY TREATMENT IN HIV-POSITIVE PATIENTS - A UK SURVEY

Of 70 fertility units licensed by the Human Fertilisation and Embryolo gy Authority in the UK, 58 responded to a questionnaire regarding atti tudes towards human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening and fertili ty treatment in HIV positive patients in November 1995, Of these 58 ce ntres, 23 only performed routine screening for HIV for both partners, 24 for hepatitis B and eight for hepatitis C, In the event of a positi ve result in the male, fertility treatment would be offered in the for m of donor insemination (n = 21), intrauterine insemination (IUI) afte r sperm washing (n = 21), and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) (n = 1), If the woman was HIV positive, two centres would offer IUI and three cen tres IVF, Nine centres had already provided treatment for couples in w hom the male partner was HIV positive and two centres to HIV positive women.